Wednesday, February 5
With Owt Dyscorde
The Calderwood Consort
Calderwood Consort presents a noonday concert of a half-hour of music by Machaut, Landini, Dufay, Byrd and others.
12:30pm - Trinity Episcopal Church, 247 Bates Street, Lewiston, ME
FREE
207-797-0212
The Calderwood Consort
Calderwood Consort presents a noonday concert of a half-hour of music by Machaut, Landini, Dufay, Byrd and others.
12:30pm - Trinity Episcopal Church, 247 Bates Street, Lewiston, ME
FREE
207-797-0212
Friday, February 7
Handel and Bach
Zenith Ensemble: Nacole Palmer, soprano; Jennifer Bates, soprano; Katherine Growdon, mezzo-soprano; Noah Horn, tenor; Matthew Leese, baritone; Marika Holmqvist, concertmaster; Margaret Humphrey, violin; Anna Garlid, viola; Karen Burciaga, viola; Katie Rietman, cello; Christopher Evatt, harpsichord
Sublime one-per-part singing and period instrumentalists. Handel's Dixit Dominus and Bach Jesu, meine Freude.
7:30pm - St Bernard Church, 185 Main St. Keene, NH,
Tickets are pay-what-you-can
www.zenithensemble.com
Zenith Ensemble: Nacole Palmer, soprano; Jennifer Bates, soprano; Katherine Growdon, mezzo-soprano; Noah Horn, tenor; Matthew Leese, baritone; Marika Holmqvist, concertmaster; Margaret Humphrey, violin; Anna Garlid, viola; Karen Burciaga, viola; Katie Rietman, cello; Christopher Evatt, harpsichord
Sublime one-per-part singing and period instrumentalists. Handel's Dixit Dominus and Bach Jesu, meine Freude.
7:30pm - St Bernard Church, 185 Main St. Keene, NH,
Tickets are pay-what-you-can
www.zenithensemble.com
Dilettare e Muovere: Virtuoso Performances of the Sixteenth Century
In Stile Moderno: Nathaniel Cox, cornetto; Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano; John McKean, harpsichord
The most brilliant performers of the Renaissance were renowned for their effortless and virtuosic ornamentation, and their ability to improvise new works on existing themes. The music they created, based on vocal polyphony, popular tunes, and dance music, remains a great unwritten repertoire, ripe for rediscovery. We continue this practice with our own adaptations of sixteenth-century music, for cornetto, voice, and harpsichord—using old methods to create something new and modern.
7:30pm - Friends Meeting at Cambridge, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA
$25/$10
www.instilemoderno.com
In Stile Moderno: Nathaniel Cox, cornetto; Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano; John McKean, harpsichord
The most brilliant performers of the Renaissance were renowned for their effortless and virtuosic ornamentation, and their ability to improvise new works on existing themes. The music they created, based on vocal polyphony, popular tunes, and dance music, remains a great unwritten repertoire, ripe for rediscovery. We continue this practice with our own adaptations of sixteenth-century music, for cornetto, voice, and harpsichord—using old methods to create something new and modern.
7:30pm - Friends Meeting at Cambridge, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA
$25/$10
www.instilemoderno.com
Saturday, February 8
Berkshire Bach presents The Organ Masters
Renée Anne Louprette, Organist; George B. Stauffer, Lecturer
Internationally-acclaimed Organist Renée Anne Louprette performs selected works of J.S. Bach, in a program elucidated by Baroque Specialist George B. Stauffer, Distinguished Professor of Music History at Rutgers University.
Organ Works of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 549a; Pastorella, BWV 590; The Great Eighteen Chorales; An Wasserflüßen Babylon, BWV 653; Trio super Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 655; Jesus Christus unser Heiland, BWV 666; Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 661; Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537; Concerto in C Major (“Il grosso mogul” after Vivaldi), BWV 594: III. Allegro~Transcription for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach
2pm - Unitarian Universalist Meeting House of South Berkshire
1089 Main Street, Housatonic, MA 01236
$20-$25. Free for Children & Students w/ID
https://berkshirebach.org/the-organ-masters/
Renée Anne Louprette, Organist; George B. Stauffer, Lecturer
Internationally-acclaimed Organist Renée Anne Louprette performs selected works of J.S. Bach, in a program elucidated by Baroque Specialist George B. Stauffer, Distinguished Professor of Music History at Rutgers University.
Organ Works of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 549a; Pastorella, BWV 590; The Great Eighteen Chorales; An Wasserflüßen Babylon, BWV 653; Trio super Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 655; Jesus Christus unser Heiland, BWV 666; Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 661; Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537; Concerto in C Major (“Il grosso mogul” after Vivaldi), BWV 594: III. Allegro~Transcription for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach
2pm - Unitarian Universalist Meeting House of South Berkshire
1089 Main Street, Housatonic, MA 01236
$20-$25. Free for Children & Students w/ID
https://berkshirebach.org/the-organ-masters/
Handel and Bach
Zenith Ensemble: Nacole Palmer, soprano; Jennifer Bates, soprano; Katherine Growdon, mezzo-soprano; Noah Horn, tenor; Matthew Leese, baritone; Marika Holmqvist, concertmaster; Margaret Humphrey, violin; Anna Garlid, viola; Karen Burciaga, viola; Katie Rietman, cello; Christopher Evatt, harpsichord
Sublime one-per-part singing and period instrumentalists. Handel's Dixit Dominus and Bach Jesu, meine Freude.
3pm - South Congregational Church, 1325 Main St. St. Johnsbury, VT
Tickets are pay-what-you-can
www.zenithensemble.com
Zenith Ensemble: Nacole Palmer, soprano; Jennifer Bates, soprano; Katherine Growdon, mezzo-soprano; Noah Horn, tenor; Matthew Leese, baritone; Marika Holmqvist, concertmaster; Margaret Humphrey, violin; Anna Garlid, viola; Karen Burciaga, viola; Katie Rietman, cello; Christopher Evatt, harpsichord
Sublime one-per-part singing and period instrumentalists. Handel's Dixit Dominus and Bach Jesu, meine Freude.
3pm - South Congregational Church, 1325 Main St. St. Johnsbury, VT
Tickets are pay-what-you-can
www.zenithensemble.com
Dilettare e Muovere: Virtuoso Performances of the Sixteenth Century
In Stile Moderno: Nathaniel Cox, cornetto; Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano; John McKean, harpsichord
The most brilliant performers of the Renaissance were renowned for their effortless and virtuosic ornamentation, and their ability to improvise new works on existing themes. The music they created, based on vocal polyphony, popular tunes, and dance music, remains a great unwritten repertoire, ripe for rediscovery. We continue this practice with our own adaptations of sixteenth-century music, for cornetto, voice, and harpsichord—using old methods to create something new and modern.
7:30pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Mouse Way, Brattleboro, VT
$20/$10
www.instilemoderno.com
In Stile Moderno: Nathaniel Cox, cornetto; Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano; John McKean, harpsichord
The most brilliant performers of the Renaissance were renowned for their effortless and virtuosic ornamentation, and their ability to improvise new works on existing themes. The music they created, based on vocal polyphony, popular tunes, and dance music, remains a great unwritten repertoire, ripe for rediscovery. We continue this practice with our own adaptations of sixteenth-century music, for cornetto, voice, and harpsichord—using old methods to create something new and modern.
7:30pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Mouse Way, Brattleboro, VT
$20/$10
www.instilemoderno.com
Sunday, February 9
Music for the Sun King
Héloïse Degrugillier, flute; Jane Hershey, viola da gamba; Frances Conover Fitch, harpsichord
French Baroque music for flute, gamba and harpsichord performed by Tufts Early Music faculty.
4pm - Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, 20 Talbot Ave. Somerville, MA
FREE
www.go.tufts.edu/musiccenter
Héloïse Degrugillier, flute; Jane Hershey, viola da gamba; Frances Conover Fitch, harpsichord
French Baroque music for flute, gamba and harpsichord performed by Tufts Early Music faculty.
4pm - Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, 20 Talbot Ave. Somerville, MA
FREE
www.go.tufts.edu/musiccenter
Thursday, February 13
Pilgrims’ Progress Lecture-Concert
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, baroque violin, guitar, voice; Dan Meyers, recorder, flute, bagpipes, percussion, voice; Josh Schreiber Salem, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, bandora, voice
Contrary to what the history books tell us, the Plimoth colonists, or “Pilgrims” as they were later called, were a highly diverse, sometimes fractious group of Separatists and Anglicans, religious zealots and irreverent opportunists from many walks of life. They brought with them experiences of music as varied as their reasons for coming to the New World. This hour-long lecture-concert follows the settlers from their homes in turbulent 1590s England to religious refuge in the Netherlands, and onward to challenging new lives on the unfamiliar shores of New England. We’ll mark the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower landing with music of the Elizabethan tavern and theater, spirited catches by Thomas Ravenscroft, selections from the Dutch ‘t Uitnement Kabinet, stirring psalms from the Ainsworth Psalter, and vigorous tunes from Playford’s English Dancing Master, all performed with period instruments and dialect. This program opens the Four Nation Concert Series, which examines how the themes of the Mayflower story—exploration, innovation, religious freedom, self-governance, immigration, and Thanksgiving—have been expressed through the historical and more contemporary musical traditions of four nations: Wampanoag, America, England, and the Netherlands.
6pm - American Ancestors Research Center, 99-101 Newbury St. Boston, MA
$20. Please register at https://my.americanancestors.org/1223/1439
www.seventimessalt.com
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, baroque violin, guitar, voice; Dan Meyers, recorder, flute, bagpipes, percussion, voice; Josh Schreiber Salem, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, bandora, voice
Contrary to what the history books tell us, the Plimoth colonists, or “Pilgrims” as they were later called, were a highly diverse, sometimes fractious group of Separatists and Anglicans, religious zealots and irreverent opportunists from many walks of life. They brought with them experiences of music as varied as their reasons for coming to the New World. This hour-long lecture-concert follows the settlers from their homes in turbulent 1590s England to religious refuge in the Netherlands, and onward to challenging new lives on the unfamiliar shores of New England. We’ll mark the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower landing with music of the Elizabethan tavern and theater, spirited catches by Thomas Ravenscroft, selections from the Dutch ‘t Uitnement Kabinet, stirring psalms from the Ainsworth Psalter, and vigorous tunes from Playford’s English Dancing Master, all performed with period instruments and dialect. This program opens the Four Nation Concert Series, which examines how the themes of the Mayflower story—exploration, innovation, religious freedom, self-governance, immigration, and Thanksgiving—have been expressed through the historical and more contemporary musical traditions of four nations: Wampanoag, America, England, and the Netherlands.
6pm - American Ancestors Research Center, 99-101 Newbury St. Boston, MA
$20. Please register at https://my.americanancestors.org/1223/1439
www.seventimessalt.com
Saturday, February 15
Molza: Music for a Muse
Lyracle: Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo-soprano; James Perretta, viola da gamba
Join us in celebrating the largely forgotten 16th century Italian musical tradition of accompanying a solo voice with a single viol and one of its most accomplished practitioners, Tarquinia Molza (1542-1617). To celebrate Molza's talents and accomplishments, we've selected pieces connected to her musical life, drawing from first-hand accounts in L’amorosa filosofia, a dialogue by her contemporary Francesco Patrizi. We arranged these pieces for voice and viol, imagining Molza accompanying her own singing.
6pm - I AM Books, 189 North St, Boston, MA 02113
FREE
lyraclemusic.com
Lyracle: Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo-soprano; James Perretta, viola da gamba
Join us in celebrating the largely forgotten 16th century Italian musical tradition of accompanying a solo voice with a single viol and one of its most accomplished practitioners, Tarquinia Molza (1542-1617). To celebrate Molza's talents and accomplishments, we've selected pieces connected to her musical life, drawing from first-hand accounts in L’amorosa filosofia, a dialogue by her contemporary Francesco Patrizi. We arranged these pieces for voice and viol, imagining Molza accompanying her own singing.
6pm - I AM Books, 189 North St, Boston, MA 02113
FREE
lyraclemusic.com
Jane Austen Ball
Blue Pearmain: Kateri Chambers, flute; Karen Burciaga, violin; Rebecca Shaw, cello; Alastair Thompson, keyboard
Step into the Regency era for an evening of engaging dancing and delicious refreshments straight out of an Austen novel! This event is a lovely taste of Austen's entertainments. All dances will be taught throughout the evening--no experience (or partner) required. Dress of the Regency period will be admired but is not required. Live music in a period building is a step back in time, and we hope you'll join us!
7pm - Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Square, Salem, MA
$35 general/$30 student
http://vintagedancers.org/events/event/jane-austen-ball-2020/
Blue Pearmain: Kateri Chambers, flute; Karen Burciaga, violin; Rebecca Shaw, cello; Alastair Thompson, keyboard
Step into the Regency era for an evening of engaging dancing and delicious refreshments straight out of an Austen novel! This event is a lovely taste of Austen's entertainments. All dances will be taught throughout the evening--no experience (or partner) required. Dress of the Regency period will be admired but is not required. Live music in a period building is a step back in time, and we hope you'll join us!
7pm - Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Square, Salem, MA
$35 general/$30 student
http://vintagedancers.org/events/event/jane-austen-ball-2020/
Musical Harmony
Newton Baroque: Susanna Ogata and Anna Griffis, violin; Doug Kelley, viola da gamba; Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
The music of southern Germany warms a February night when violinists, Susanna Ogata and Anna Griffis team up with Doug Kelley, viola da gamba, and Andrus Madsen, music director and harpsichord to play music from the Stuttgart and Munich courts by Johann Christoph Pez, Giuseppe Brescianello and Evaristo Dall'Abaco.
7:30pm - Second Church in Newton
60 Highland St., West Newton 02465 MA
$30-10
http://NewtonBaroque.org
Newton Baroque: Susanna Ogata and Anna Griffis, violin; Doug Kelley, viola da gamba; Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
The music of southern Germany warms a February night when violinists, Susanna Ogata and Anna Griffis team up with Doug Kelley, viola da gamba, and Andrus Madsen, music director and harpsichord to play music from the Stuttgart and Munich courts by Johann Christoph Pez, Giuseppe Brescianello and Evaristo Dall'Abaco.
7:30pm - Second Church in Newton
60 Highland St., West Newton 02465 MA
$30-10
http://NewtonBaroque.org
Sunday, February 16
With Owt Dyscorde
The Calderwood Consort
Calderwood Consort presents a 90-minutes concert featuring Perotin's Viderunt Omnes and works by Machaut, Landini, Dufay, Byrd and others.
2:30pm - Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Bartlett and Ash Streets, Lewiston, ME
By donation to the organ fund
207-797-0212
The Calderwood Consort
Calderwood Consort presents a 90-minutes concert featuring Perotin's Viderunt Omnes and works by Machaut, Landini, Dufay, Byrd and others.
2:30pm - Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Bartlett and Ash Streets, Lewiston, ME
By donation to the organ fund
207-797-0212
Sunday, February 23
Sufficient Grounds: Wellsprings of the Renaissance
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice; Dan Meyers, recorder, flute, percussion, voice; David H. Miller, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, bandora, voice; with guest ensemble In Stile Moderno: Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano, percussion; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto, theorbo
Our program explores the many guises of the ground bass from “Greensleeves” to “La Follia” and beyond. As the Renaissance era gave way to the early Baroque, music from English consorts and Italian dances to Spanish divisions and broadside ballads all relied on grounds—repeating bass lines—as a common currency in a time of dramatic musical change. You’ll hear our favorite pieces from this beloved genre, ranging from traditional grounds such as the rustic bergamasca, the lively ciaconna, and the mournful passacaglia, to the complex and elevated ground-bass writing of Henry Purcell. We’ll touch along the way on works by Monteverdi, Lawes, Marini, Ortiz, selections from the The Division Violin and The English Dancing Master, and original arrangements by Chicago-based violinist David Douglass, with whom we premiered this program in 2005.
5pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT
$20/$10 suggested donation
www.seventimessalt.com www.instilemoderno.com
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice; Dan Meyers, recorder, flute, percussion, voice; David H. Miller, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, bandora, voice; with guest ensemble In Stile Moderno: Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano, percussion; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto, theorbo
Our program explores the many guises of the ground bass from “Greensleeves” to “La Follia” and beyond. As the Renaissance era gave way to the early Baroque, music from English consorts and Italian dances to Spanish divisions and broadside ballads all relied on grounds—repeating bass lines—as a common currency in a time of dramatic musical change. You’ll hear our favorite pieces from this beloved genre, ranging from traditional grounds such as the rustic bergamasca, the lively ciaconna, and the mournful passacaglia, to the complex and elevated ground-bass writing of Henry Purcell. We’ll touch along the way on works by Monteverdi, Lawes, Marini, Ortiz, selections from the The Division Violin and The English Dancing Master, and original arrangements by Chicago-based violinist David Douglass, with whom we premiered this program in 2005.
5pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT
$20/$10 suggested donation
www.seventimessalt.com www.instilemoderno.com
Private Devotion
Convivium Musicum (Michael Barrett, Music Director)
Not all religious music of the Renaissance was written for public worship. Instead, some sacred works were intended as a kind of devotional entertainment, as music to be sung in the home, especially in those parts of Europe where elaborate polyphony was forbidden in church. Even where polyphony was allowed in worship, composers paired musical forms accustomed to domestic settings with vernacular devotional texts, as in the case of madrigali spirituali. And in tumultuous religious climates, certain religious music had to be kept private under threat of persecution. Catholics in Tudor England, for example, only managed to practice their faith, and sing their songs, away from public view. In Private Devotion, Convivium Musicum explores these fascinating repertoires and stories through the music of Byrd, Sweelinck, Lassus, and more. A reception follows the concert. All are welcome!
4pm - Christ Church, 33 Central St, Andover, MA 01810
$25 General Admission, $15 Seniors/Students/Limited Income
www.convivium.org
Convivium Musicum (Michael Barrett, Music Director)
Not all religious music of the Renaissance was written for public worship. Instead, some sacred works were intended as a kind of devotional entertainment, as music to be sung in the home, especially in those parts of Europe where elaborate polyphony was forbidden in church. Even where polyphony was allowed in worship, composers paired musical forms accustomed to domestic settings with vernacular devotional texts, as in the case of madrigali spirituali. And in tumultuous religious climates, certain religious music had to be kept private under threat of persecution. Catholics in Tudor England, for example, only managed to practice their faith, and sing their songs, away from public view. In Private Devotion, Convivium Musicum explores these fascinating repertoires and stories through the music of Byrd, Sweelinck, Lassus, and more. A reception follows the concert. All are welcome!
4pm - Christ Church, 33 Central St, Andover, MA 01810
$25 General Admission, $15 Seniors/Students/Limited Income
www.convivium.org
Monday, February 24
Sufficient Grounds: Wellsprings of the Renaissance
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice; Dan Meyers, recorder, flute, percussion, voice; David H. Miller, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, bandora, voice; with guest ensemble In Stile Moderno: Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano, percussion; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto, theorbo
Our program explores the many guises of the ground bass from “Greensleeves” to “La Follia” and beyond. As the Renaissance era gave way to the early Baroque, music from English consorts and Italian dances to Spanish divisions and broadside ballads all relied on grounds—repeating bass lines—as a common currency in a time of dramatic musical change. You’ll hear our favorite pieces from this beloved genre, ranging from traditional grounds such as the rustic bergamasca, the lively ciaconna, and the mournful passacaglia, to the complex and elevated ground-bass writing of Henry Purcell. We’ll touch along the way on works by Monteverdi, Lawes, Marini, Ortiz, selections from the The Division Violin and The English Dancing Master, and original arrangements by Chicago-based violinist David Douglass, with whom we premiered this program in 2005.
7:30pm - Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave. Watertown, MA
$20 suggested donation
www.seventimessalt.com www.instilemoderno.com
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice; Dan Meyers, recorder, flute, percussion, voice; David H. Miller, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, bandora, voice; with guest ensemble In Stile Moderno: Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano, percussion; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto, theorbo
Our program explores the many guises of the ground bass from “Greensleeves” to “La Follia” and beyond. As the Renaissance era gave way to the early Baroque, music from English consorts and Italian dances to Spanish divisions and broadside ballads all relied on grounds—repeating bass lines—as a common currency in a time of dramatic musical change. You’ll hear our favorite pieces from this beloved genre, ranging from traditional grounds such as the rustic bergamasca, the lively ciaconna, and the mournful passacaglia, to the complex and elevated ground-bass writing of Henry Purcell. We’ll touch along the way on works by Monteverdi, Lawes, Marini, Ortiz, selections from the The Division Violin and The English Dancing Master, and original arrangements by Chicago-based violinist David Douglass, with whom we premiered this program in 2005.
7:30pm - Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave. Watertown, MA
$20 suggested donation
www.seventimessalt.com www.instilemoderno.com
Friday, February 28
The Swedish Nightingale: Arias of Vivaldi, Handel, Torri, and Broschi
Venice Baroque Orchestra with Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano; Gianpiero Zanocco, concertmaster
In 1850, the famed showman P. T. Barnum arranged for an American tour of the most famous opera singer of Europe—the Swedish Nightingale, Jenny Lind. Now, 170 years later, fellow Swede and leading mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg follows in her footsteps with a triumphant program of gorgeously passionate Baroque arias by Vivaldi, Handel, and others. She appears with “one of the world’s most adventurous and dramatic period instrument ensembles” (NPR), the Venice Baroque Orchestra, for this thrillingly energetic and profoundly theatrical repertoire from these Baroque masters. Presented by the Boston Early Music Festival. Pre-Concert Talk at 7pm.
8pm - Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston
Tickets $20 - $70
www.bemf.org
Venice Baroque Orchestra with Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano; Gianpiero Zanocco, concertmaster
In 1850, the famed showman P. T. Barnum arranged for an American tour of the most famous opera singer of Europe—the Swedish Nightingale, Jenny Lind. Now, 170 years later, fellow Swede and leading mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg follows in her footsteps with a triumphant program of gorgeously passionate Baroque arias by Vivaldi, Handel, and others. She appears with “one of the world’s most adventurous and dramatic period instrument ensembles” (NPR), the Venice Baroque Orchestra, for this thrillingly energetic and profoundly theatrical repertoire from these Baroque masters. Presented by the Boston Early Music Festival. Pre-Concert Talk at 7pm.
8pm - Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston
Tickets $20 - $70
www.bemf.org
Saturday, February 29
Private Devotion
Convivium Musicum (Michael Barrett, Music Director)
Not all religious music of the Renaissance was written for public worship. Instead, some sacred works were intended as a kind of devotional entertainment, as music to be sung in the home, especially in those parts of Europe where elaborate polyphony was forbidden in church. Even where polyphony was allowed in worship, composers paired musical forms accustomed to domestic settings with vernacular devotional texts, as in the case of madrigali spirituali. And in tumultuous religious climates, certain religious music had to be kept private under threat of persecution. Catholics in Tudor England, for example, only managed to practice their faith, and sing their songs, away from public view. In Private Devotion, Convivium Musicum explores these fascinating repertoires and stories through the music of Byrd, Sweelinck, Lassus, and more. A reception follows the concert. All are welcome!
7pm - Friends Meeting at Cambridge, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA 02138
$25 General Admission, $15 Seniors/Students/Limited Income
www.convivium.org
Convivium Musicum (Michael Barrett, Music Director)
Not all religious music of the Renaissance was written for public worship. Instead, some sacred works were intended as a kind of devotional entertainment, as music to be sung in the home, especially in those parts of Europe where elaborate polyphony was forbidden in church. Even where polyphony was allowed in worship, composers paired musical forms accustomed to domestic settings with vernacular devotional texts, as in the case of madrigali spirituali. And in tumultuous religious climates, certain religious music had to be kept private under threat of persecution. Catholics in Tudor England, for example, only managed to practice their faith, and sing their songs, away from public view. In Private Devotion, Convivium Musicum explores these fascinating repertoires and stories through the music of Byrd, Sweelinck, Lassus, and more. A reception follows the concert. All are welcome!
7pm - Friends Meeting at Cambridge, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA 02138
$25 General Admission, $15 Seniors/Students/Limited Income
www.convivium.org